Magic Grandad (1993)
Magic Grandad (1993)

Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Nicholas Hoult
Tom

James Moreno
Gary

Margaret Simpson
Creator / Writer

Sharon Miller
Writer

Georgi Fisher
Gary

Anne Ross Muir
Writer / Director

Owen Birch
Grandad as a boy

Sarah Huntley
Mrs Layton

Ian Hughes
Assistant Director

Lambros Atteshlis
Executive Producer / Executive Producer / Producer

Kristy Bruce
Kimberley

Hazel Graham
Producer

Cheryl Hall
Various

Geoffrey Bayldon
Grandad Albert

Maggie Swinfen
Production Manager

Trevor Peacock
Grandad

Tim Sykes
Production Director

Paul Riley
Director of Photography

Miriam Margolyes
Grandma

Emma Collins
Writer

Georgina Hagen
Nikki

Jessica Mann
Lily

Michael Maloney
Mr Leyton

Tim Healy
Grandad

Peter Armitage
Grandad

Sam Kelly
Grandad

David Meadows
Director of Photography

Alison Garland
Production Office Assistant

Ronald Smedley
Director / Producer

Scott Ross
Director

Christos Georgiou
Director

Richard Lindsay
Director / Location Manager

Grietje Besteman
Director

Jill McLoughlin
Researcher

Paulette Gardiner
Production Manager

Sallie Purkis
Consulting Producer

Bob Parker
Producer

Peter Pontzen
Music

Judith Johnson
Writer

William Ilkley
Mr Deakin

Toyah Gibbs
Eliza Deakin

René Zagger
Blacksmith boy / Mechanic

Barry Luck
Blacksmith

Christopher Benjamin
Sir John Gage

Robin Weaver
Princess Elizabeth

Rory Jennings
Ned

Terrence Hardiman
Governor of the School system

Simon Slater
Dr Pignier

Carolyn James
Auntie Pat

Matthew Brown
Louis Braille

Sam Beer
School Mate

James Berry
School Mate

Mark Higgins
School child

Simon Webb
Boy

Kate Isitt
Florence Nightingale / Hospital Nurse

Randel Hurley
Dr Menzies

Andrew Falvey
Drummerboy Billy

Elli Garnett
Jane

Tessa Pritchard
Mum

Kerry Joy Stewart
photo lady

Paul Penlington
Bathing machine man

Phylip Harries
Theatre Manager

Joseph Cox
Billy

Lynn Hunter
lady 2

Carol Ashton-Ainswirth
lady 1

Leah-Verity White
Leah

Matthew Thomas Davies
Mathew

Suzette Llewellyn
Carmen

Victor Romero Evans
Leroy

La Charne Jolly
Selena

Ann Warungu
Roni

JJ Angel
JJ

Melissa Suffield
Melissa

Tom Hoffman-Lagro
Tom

John Warnaby
Dr Edward Jenner / Samuel Pepys

Ivana Mazzacoates
Katie

Maggie Lynskey
Lady

Paul Greenwood
Uncle Tom

Sam Friend
Harry

Janet Dale
Teacher

Julia Tobin
Nanny

Scarlett Gee
Scarlet / Maddy

Duncan Harrison
Paul / Duncan

James Ellis
Johnny

Torin Allen-Thomas
Albert

Lucy Parry
Lucy / Beth

Ryan Watson
Ryan

Samantha Beckinsale
Boudica

Angus Harrison
James / Drummerboy Charlie

Cat McKenzie-Smith
Daughter 1

Rebecca Harding
Daughter 2

Emilie Smith
Phoebe

Ross Harvey
John Raphael Smith

Karen Moss
Sarah

Morgan Sass
Morgan

Jasper Reed
Harry

Crispin Letis
Isambard Kingdom Brunel

Phil Hobbis
Judge 1

Paul Stryke
Judge 2

Beverly Hills
Mary Seacole

Vanessa Mallinson
Amy Johnson

Shyanne Sanders
Yasmin

Joanna Cunningham
Jo

Georgia Paterson
Millie

Timon Greaves
Jamie

Adrianna Bertola
Eliza

Richard Linnell
Francis

Dominic Cazenove
Rev Railton

Thomas Dennis
Sebastien

Holly Jeffery
Mary

Paul-James Corrigan
Private MacGregor

Sandy Batchelor
Private Macleod

Rod Hallett
Charles Darwin

Lee Turnbull
Syms

Ryan Heenan
Henry

Ben Greaves-Neal
Bernard

Joanna Dunn
Mrs Beeton

Bobbie Brown
Harry
Details.
Release DateJanuary 12, 1993
StatusEnded
Seasons6
Episodes21
Running Time15m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Magic Grandad is an educational programme which originally aired on the BBC Two Schools section Watch during 1995. The show saw Magic Grandad, played by Geoffrey Bayldon, take his young grandchildren, played by Kristy Bruce and James Moreno, back in time to see historical events and people such as the Great Fire of London or Florence Nightingale. Cheryl Hall also starred in the show as the children's mother.
The programme was said to make learning about history "fun for youngsters" and was aimed at children aged 4–7 years. During its peak, many schools in England used the show to teach young children about history. It was very popular and influential among primary school children. The programme ran for two series in 1993 and 1994, one themed around historical items and another themed around historical people, though it was repeated on TV for a number of years after it ended.
In 2003, a new version featuring a new cast was remade for BBC Two. In the years following the programme, a number of educational items were released in the UK including a CD-ROM entitled Magic Grandad's Seaside Holidays designed for Key Stage 1 pupils to learns about history in the same way the TV show taught them. Written by Susan Bolton, the disc is designed for Infant school teachers to teach pupils during history lessons.
In 2003, a new interactive version of the show was released on CD-ROM. In keeping with the original concept of the TV show before it, it allowed users to travel back in time whilst featuring the interactive elements described as extras. The main difference was that the cast now appeared in digital form.
The episodes that were shown in 2001 were the following of 1. "The Promenade" or billed "The Promenade And Souvenirs" on 19 January 2001, 2."The Beach" or billed "On The Beach" on 24 January 2001 and 3. "Entertainment" or billed "The Pier" on 31 January 2001 which starred Miriam Margolyes as Grandmama.
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